trumpeter

American  

[truhm-pi-ter] / ˈtrʌm pɪ tər /

noun

1. a person who plays a trumpet; trumpets; trumpet trumpets player.

2. a person who proclaims or announces something with a trumpet. trumpets.

3. a soldier, usually in a mounted unit, whose duty is to sound the required trumpet trumpets calls.

4. a person who proclaims, commends, or extols something loudly or widely; eulogizer.

5. any of several large South American birds of the family Psophiidae, especially Psophia crepitans, related to the cranes and rails, having a loud, harsh, prolonged cry.

6. trumpeter swan.

7. one of a breed of domestic pigeons.

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trumpeter British  

/ ˈtrʌmpɪtə /

noun

1. a person who plays the trumpet, esp one whose duty it is to play fanfares, signals, etc

2. any of three birds of the genus Psophia of the forests of South America, having a rounded body, long legs, and a glossy blackish plumage: family Psophiidae , order Gruiformes (cranes, rails, etc)

3. (sometimes capital) a breed of domestic fancy pigeon with a long ruff

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Etymology

Origin of trumpeter

First recorded in 1490–1500; trumpet + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Extra color moments came from those mocking oboes, as well as some brief military flourishes from a pair of trumpeters.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shortly after trumpeter Ethan Marks took to the sidewalk, one of the American Hotel’s current residents leaned out his window and began vocally and jovially mimicking the fragmented and angular notes coming from the instrument.

From Los Angeles Times

They had sent their full number of trumpeters, male and female, the finest in the islands.

From Literature

“Satchmo,” by Louis Armstrong, captures the iconic trumpeter’s early life in New Orleans and the beginning of his amazing journey to becoming one of the most revered and influential jazz musicians in history.

From The Wall Street Journal

The vessel could hold about 200 sailors, some 185 soldiers, from 20 to 30 gunners, and a large number of specialists such as archers, trumpeters, and various officers.

From Literature